Question: What is your approach to keeping up to date with and observing your subordinate’s work performance?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you typically stay in the information loop and monitor your staff’s performance?

Follow-up questions:

How effective is your approach?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings,Interacting with Others – Performance Management (Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates),Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Process Management

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Leadership/Command

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s management skills.
The candidate’s interpersonal relationship with subordinates.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor management skills.
The candidate’s poor interpersonal relationship with subordinates.

Sample Answer:

Constant communication with my team is very important. We have daily huddles so I will be updated when it comes to task and challenges they are facing. It’s also an opportunity for me to mentor them. I also ask them to submit weekly reports, detailing their accomplishments. This approach is effective in keeping them on their toes.

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